Section 1 of 7- Julianna

Julianna Hale
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Read book one by Oct. 6
Post by Oct. 6

Griselda, as I was reading the first section (pages 1-16) I noticed that there was one obvious leader and one obvious follower/listener. I think that George was the one with all the brains and good ideas and it was up to him to tell Lennie what to do if he ever got into trouble. For example, when George and Lennie were hiding in the bushes, George said to Lennie, "...if you jus' happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an' hide in the brush" ( Steinbeck 15). Lennie had no problem following that but George told him to repeat it over and over so that he wouldn't forget. It seems like the two characters are running away from something because they hide in the brush like they don't want to be seen. I also read that George thinks Lennie isn't smart but he still likes him. Lennie says, "If you don't want me, you only jus' got to say so" (13). George replies, "I want you to stay with me, Lennie" (13). Finally, it seems that they have big plans for themselves. Lennie asks George to tell the story of what they are going to do once they make enough money. George says, "we're gonna have a house together and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and..."(14). I think that an obvious theme that can be seen is friendship. There are two guys who don't have to do anything with each other; one is smart and the other isn't. However, they choose to stick together and that shows true friendship.